AN: This is my twenty-eighth story and I still don't own Teen Titans!
Chapter 10
They walked into the common room just as Robin and Starfire's faces filled the large screen that they used as both a window, a television, and computer monitor.
"Hey, man, how's it goin?" asked Cyborg with a large smile. So far he was the only one who was happy and excited about the twin news.
"Alright," said Robin.
"Everything is most wonderful," said Starfire with a large smile.
"How's the city?" asked Robin.
"Same old, same old," said Cyborg.
"Well, that's better than it getting worse," said Robin. He noticed Raven and Beast Boy in the background. "And how are you two getting by?"
"Alright," the two said together.
"Alright nothin!" said Cyborg. "Guess what they found out today!"
"What?" asked Robin and Starfire.
"Go on, Raven, tell em!" said Cyborg, grabbing her and putting her in front of the camera so Robin and Starfire could get a good look at her.
She sighed and said, "I'm having twins."
"Twins?" asked Robin, shocked.
"So, you are to have two bumgorfs?" asked Starfire. "How wonderful!"
"That's not all, tell em what you're havin," said Cyborg like an excited little kid.
Raven wanted to throw Cyborg right out the window, so he was lucky she was powerless. "I'm having a boy and a girl."
"What wonderful news!" said Starfire.
"Do you guys know what you're having?" asked Beast Boy, making sure he wasn't forgotten about.
"No, not yet," said Robin.
"It is a Tamaranean tradition not to know your child's gender until the time of their birth," said Starfire.
"Hey, maybe you're havin twins too," Cyborg pointed out.
"Oh no, my people do not have multiple births," said Starfire. "It has never happened."
"Yeah, but you're not having a full blooded Tamaranean baby," said Cyborg with a smirk. "So you could be the first Tamaranean to have twins!"
"No, I think Star's doctors would have said something if they thought something was off," said Robin. "No, we're just having one."
"I wish I was just having one," said Raven bitterly, crossing her arms.
"Anyway, I just called you guys up to give ya the good news," said Cyborg, ignoring Raven.
"Thanks, we'll make sure to check in again," said Robin. "See you later."
"Yes, we shall see you very soon!" said Starfire with a large smile and she waved goodbye to them.
"Bye," said all three and Cyborg turned the connection off. "Well, nice to see that they're doing well."
"Of course they are," grumbled Raven. "This is a dream come true for them." She headed towards the kitchen to fill her stomach, pardon, her three stomachs. She quickly threw the fridge open and began to look around.
"You want me to make you something?" asked Beast Boy, going over to her.
"No thanks," said Raven. "You'll just try to shove some tofu down my throat."
"No I won't," said Beast Boy. "I'll make whatever you want."
"Fine, you can help," said Raven. "Make me some tomato soup. I'm going to work on a few grilled cheese sandwiches. Then I need to put a pot of tea on. Do we have any ice cream? I would really like to have some ice cream afterwards. Maybe cookie dough ice cream, that sounds good. Speaking of which, we need cookies. Chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies. Do they make peanut butter chocolate chip cookies? They should. Maybe I'll make those after dinner. Ooh, but they would be really good crumbled into the ice cream. Maybe I should make the cookies first then have dinner. But I'm really hungry now. Oh, why does everything have to be a freaking disaster!"
Beast Boy and Cyborg watched on silently as Raven had this conversation with herself. She had been pacing back and forth, not sure what she should do. Beast Boy had started taking the soup out, but she had grabbed it away from him and thrown it back in the cupboards. Then she took it out again when she thought she should have soup first, but then put it back in when she decided she wasn't sure.
"Raven, why don't you have your dinner and I'll go get you the cookies and ice cream?" offered Beast Boy.
"But what if they don't have the kind of ice cream I want?" she asked, nervously. "Then what kind do I want? Maybe the caramel driblet chocolate supreme, or just plain vanilla. And what about the cookies? I want peanut butter chocolate chip and I don't even know if they make those."
"Rae, please, don't worry about it," said Beast Boy, trying to calm her down. "I'll get them, you just have your dinner." He grabbed the can of tomato soup and proceeded in making it. Raven still wasn't sure and she was going to stop him, but then again she was really hungry and just knowing that her soup was coming was making her giddy. She decided to just leave the kitchen and let him deal with it. And Beast Boy was never so relieved.
He made her soup and three grilled cheese sandwiches. Once she had begun eating he quickly went out to get her desserts. He was happy she had asked for something that actually existed instead of something outrageous like garlic flavored toaster pastries. He had a funny feeling her cravings were just setting in and things were only going to get worse from there. With her cravings, at least. He hoped that this whole pregnancy thing would get a little easier.
"I'm back!" he announced upon his return.
"Did you get them?" asked Raven, practically jumping up and down.
"Sure did," said Beast Boy with a large grin as he held up a gallon of cookie dough ice cream and two packages of peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.
"Oh, you're the best!" said Raven, grabbing his face and give him a strong kiss on the lips. She then grabbed the desserts out of his hand and went into the kitchen to make her self a sundae.
Cyborg had watched all of this and for a moment wondered if Raven had lost her mind. Not only was she craving sweets, which she never ate, but she had just gotten so happy she kissed Beast Boy!
Raven sat down on the couch with the largest sundae Beast Boy and Cyborg had ever seen. She had a large smile on her face as she placed a spoonful in her mouth. She then let out a long, orgasmic sigh and began to eat faster.
"Wow, I've never seen ya eat like that, Rae," said Cyborg, actually in awe.
"Well, I'm hungry," said Raven, trying to hide the fact that her mouth was full. "And the doctor said I had to start eating more. So I'm just following orders. Why? Do you think I'm acting like a pig or something? Oh my god, look at what I'm eating! Get it away from me before I turn into a whale." She handed the sundae over to Beast Boy and covered her face in her hands.
Beast Boy gave Cyborg a death look then said, "Come on, Raven, it's perfectly fine for you to eat this. And I'll share it with you if that'll make you feel better. Okay?"
Raven nodded and gladly took the sundae back. She began to eat again and Beast Boy took little bites. Cyborg decided to get out of there before he said something else that would upset her.
Once Raven was done with her sundae she sat on the couch with Beast Boy and watched a movie on TV with him. She lasted about a half an hour before she was up and raiding the cupboards. She sat back down with a bowl of popcorn, which she shared with Beast Boy. She sat very close to him and rested her head on his shoulder. Beast Boy was in shear bliss.
"Beast Boy, can we talk about something?" she asked during one of the commercial breaks.
"Sure, anything," he said with a smile.
"It's about what we did this afternoon," said Raven. "You know… before we fell asleep."
Beast Boy felt his heart race and he gave a slight blush. "Oh, right, that," he said, feeling a little awkward.
"I want you to know how much I… appreciated it," said Raven. "Right then what we did was just what I needed. You made me feel very happy."
"I did?" he asked, shocked. "Oh, uh, I felt the same way. I really liked it." It grew quiet for a few seconds. "So, um, does this mean you like me, too? You know, like I like you?"
"I… I'm not sure," said Raven. "I can't really be sure of anything right now. My hormones are being thrown off balance, so it's hard to tell what's real and what's not. Sometimes I feel like I want to rip your head off and throw you out of the tower and let you drown in the sea. But, a few moments later, I just want to shove my tongue into your mouth and have my way with you. It's very confusing and, to be honest, quite flustering."
"Well, yeah, I would think so," Beast Boy chuckled. "I'd feel the same way if my emotions were just randomly popping up every once in a while."
"What's even worse is the feeling of being out of control," said Raven. "I've always had some form of control over my emotions, and now that I don't I feel… weird."
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with weird," said Beast Boy. "Weird is kinda our norm. To me, it's the things that are normal that freak me out. Anyway, you should embrace the fact that you can feel. I mean, I know that you think emotions are bad, but if you actually use them you'll see how cool they can be."
"I guess you're right," said Raven. "In a way, I've always wished for this. Being able to show my emotions, that is, not being pregnant."
"I always wish this for you too," said Beast Boy. "I guess I shoulda been a little more specific. But, hey, be careful what you wish for, right?"
Raven gave him a small smile and rested her head back on his shoulder. She sighed contently and closed her eyes. "Well, pregnancy hormones or not, and I don't know why, but you make me feel… good. And right now, that's all I want."
Beast Boy smiled and rested his head on hers. Then, something happened that down right shocked him. He felt Raven slip her fingers into his and hold his hand. There was no hiding the smile he had and he felt quite foolish for smiling so widely at this small action.
When the movie finished the two decided to head to bed. Raven grabbed the package of cookies she had not opened yet so she could have something to snack on while she read. She always liked to read before she went to bed and lately they were all pregnancy books. Quite a change from her dark fantasies.
She lay in her bed with the book, reading the section on twins. She knew she'd have to get a few more books on having twins, since the books she had were mostly single births. She looked down at her stomach and sighed. She still wasn't sure if she'd be able to handle having two at once, but she did know one thing. She wasn't alone.